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BOX PLEAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does box pleat mean?
• BOX PLEAT (noun)
The noun BOX PLEAT has 1 sense:
1. a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it
Familiarity information: BOX PLEAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("box pleat" is a kind of...):
plait; pleat (any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape)
Holonyms ("box pleat" is a part of...):
skirt (a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women)
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